World — Society, Culture & Anthropology

Long Read Mar 2026

The Epidemic of Loneliness Has a Body Count

Loneliness kills more people than obesity. The U.S. Surgeon General called it a public health crisis in 2023. The biology behind the headline is worse than the headline.

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Future File Mar 2026

What Happens to a Society When It Stops Having Children

South Korea's fertility rate just hit 0.72. Replacement is 2.1. No society in recorded history has recovered from this trajectory. What comes next is not theoretical — it is already happening.

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